Super-ripe blackberry and plum fruit touched with leather, spice and smoke. The texture is impressively dense and concentrated, yet the wine never loses its silky elegance which lingers invitingly on the long finish. This is a... Read More
Domaine de Pajot is situated on the hills overlooking Eauze, the small town that is the capital of Armagnac, a region famous for its eau-de-vie. This tangy white blend is racy and aromatic, bursting with flavor and dominated by... Read More
The Côteaux du Giennois is a small appellation just north of Pouilly Fumé. This lovely Sauvignon Blanc has more than a passing resemblance to a good Sancerre. This pure and refined white shows layers of flint, lime,... Read More
Domaine des Crets is a newish project from two Burgundy obsessives who recently found their way to an organic estate in the Maconnais. Their Mâcon-Villages, with delicate citrus flavors, has a wonderful balance between liveliness,... Read More
The Domaine des Sables Verts is located in Varrains, in the heart of the Saumur Champigny appellation in the Loire Valley. Part of the vines are grown on “green sand” soils ; sands deposited in the secondary era, more... Read More
The vineyards are 100% Chardonnay in Quintaine, a special “climat” of Clessé and are over 60 years old. Producers like the Janins are part of the tiny minority in Macon that hand harvest and barrel ferment (less... Read More
Delicious red fruit with milk chocolate and light spice. Couldn't be any more Grenache-y in flavour! Surprisingly dainty for such a full wine - shows the relative advantage of Gigondas against Châteauneuf, perhaps. Virtually... Read More
The appellation of Crozes-Hermitage is located in the north of the Rhône Valley. This comes from Maxime Graillot, the eldest son of Alain Graillot, who in the early 2000s branched off on his own after working wtih his father... Read More
In Provençal dialect, the name Font Sarade translates to “dry district” and helps us to understand the area’s reputation for producing rich and powerful wines. With aromas of ripe, red fruits and the famed... Read More
The 2019 Costières De Nîmes Nostre Païs is largely Grenache yet includes 15% each of Syrah and Mourvèdre as well as a splash of Carignan. As always, it’s more about purity and elegance than power... Read More
A textured and expressive Chenin Blanc, sourced from the younger vines in Guiberteau's famed 'Clos des Cârmes' and 'Clos de Guichaux', as well as old vines from the lower slopes of the Coteaux de Brézé.The... Read More
The 2021 Le Bourg is sited in one of the area's most-coveted vineyards, Brézé, offering a salty, tightly wound style. There are lemon, almond and apple flavors on this light-bodied yet firmly poised white with... Read More
100% Cabernet Franc sourced from three parcels of old vines which lie on silty and sandy topsoils over limestone on the Brézé hill. Entirely destemmed and naturally fermented in concrete before spending 12 months... Read More
Polished and elegant, with a mix of Granny Smith apple, kumquat and verbena notes underscored by flinty minerality and salted butter. Shows snappy acidity that offsets the concentration, while smoke wafts through the lengthy finish.... Read More
Both from families of winemakers, André Bonneau and his wife created Domaine La Bonnelière in 1972 with a few hectares of vines in Caveau Saint-Vincent. Anthony and Cedric Bonneau represent the fifth generation of... Read More
After finishing his degree in oenology, Lattard took over his family's chicken and vegetable farm located in the heart of Ardèche. In the farm's past life, it had been covered in vines. This history inspired Denis... Read More
Aromas of raspberries and red cherries with a peppery palate and pleasant tannins. Elegant and smooth, we recommend drinking this with a slight chill. A great wine to pair with cheese and charcuterie!
100% Romorantin, a close, but nearly lost sibling to Chardonnay that was once widely planted across the Loire Valley. Nowadays the Cour-Cheverny appellation is the only place on the planet that Romorantin can be found. The nose... Read More
Ludovic and Corinne own just shy of a hectare of Saint-Joseph, in the village of Châteaubourg—the southernmost village in the appellation, just north of Cornas. As with their Cornas, they vinify the Saint-Joseph without... Read More
De-classified Grand Cru dry Riesling, young vines grown in pink sandstone, granite, and limestone. Racy, complex, fruity but finishes totally dry! Meyer lemon, petrol, crushed limestone, acidity for days. From a great vintage,... Read More
This site typically produces one of the more powerful, structured wines in the appellation, and the 2016 Mercurey 1er Cru Les Veleys from Domaine du Meix Foulot is no exception. Notes of ripe cherries, raw cocoa, espresso roast... Read More
Deep raspberry, cherry, incense and exotic spice aromas are brightened by an intense mineral topnote. The palate shows purity of fruit, spicy garrigue flavors (as you'd expect from a more expensive Southern Rhone wine) and... Read More